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Factsheet on smart toys: risks and recommendations for configuration
Toys have evolved significantly in recent years. Alongside traditional building sets, dolls and board games, so-called ‘smart toys’ are now becoming an increasingly common sight in children’s bedrooms.
For parents and caregivers, this raises the question of which toys are suitable and appropriate for their children.
This factsheet explains the different types of smart toys available, the risks they pose and how parents, caregivers, children and young people can use these devices as safely as possible.
Finnish Safer Internet Centre
The Finnish Safer Internet Centre (FISIC) exists to promote a safer and better use of the internet, online technologies, and media among children, young people, and adults. Activities of FISIC are embedded in the core work of three key players in the field of Finnish internet safety and media education: Finnish Arts and Culture Agency (Kuvi), Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) and Save the Children Finland (SFC).
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Upcoming cyberbullying campaign - #NotOnOurFeed
We are preparing an upcoming EU-wide campaign on cyberbullying to further amplify the Action Plan against cyberbullying (launched on Safer Internet Day (SID) 2026) and spotlight the various sources of help and support available from Safer Internet Centres across Europe, and beyond.
AI or not, it is an invasion of someone’s privacy, or their body
A comprehensive analysis of children's perspectives on AI-generated sexual content (nudify apps) based on a study of 880 minors and 1,255 free-text responses. The report concludes with an urgent call from children for policymakers to take responsibility by abolishing the "puberty requirement" in Swedish legislation, which perpetrators exploit via AI, and implementing an outright ban on technology developed primarily for non-consensual sexual exploitation.
Point de Contact - Annual report 2025
Point de Contact, designated trusted flagger by Arcom (the French independent administrative agency) in March 2025 under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), has published its 2025 Annual Report on report volumes, processing and cybercrime trends, alongside its regulatory, research and awareness-raising activities for the year.
Key figures include:
- 122,169 reports received (+186% vs. 2024).
- 45,825 pieces of content qualified as illegal.
- 35,217 child sexual abuse web pages identified.
- Gender-based/sexual cyberviolence content up 250%.
Point de Contact - Report on child sexual exploitation and digital outreach
Point de Contact and Fondation Droit d'Enfance (PARÉ programme) have published a joint report on how child sexual exploitation has shifted toward digital spaces, and on "digital outreach" practices used to reach at-risk minors online. Drawing on a study group of field associations and researchers, the report puts forward ten recommendations for a structured public response.
Point de Contact - Report on nihilistic violent extremism and the True Crime Community in France
Point de Contact publishes the first report dedicated to nihilistic violent extremism and the True Crime Community in France, co-authored with researcher Alexandre Rodde and Point de Contact's director Alejandra Mariscal Lopez, with a foreword by Marc-André Argentino. The report maps identified cases nationwide and analyses the online strategies, recruitment patterns and moderation challenges these emerging movements pose, linked to child sexual exploitation and extreme violence.
Point de Contact - Survey on gender-based and sexual cyberviolence
Point de Contact, alongside Féministes contre le cyberharcèlement and #StopFisha, has published the results of the first national survey on gender-based and sexual cyberviolence (CVSS). Launched in June 2025, the survey gathered 2,136 testimonies, including 1,209 victims, revealing a mass, structurally gendered phenomenon that calls for urgent political action.
Key figures include:
- 1,209 victims surveyed.
- 82% of victims are women or girls.
- 56% experienced cyberviolence while still minors.
- 63% faced repeated abuse over time.
Point de Contact - Transparency Report 2025
As a trusted flagger recognised by Arcom (the French independent administrative agency) under Article 22 of the Digital Services Act (DSA), Point de Contact has published its first Transparency Report, detailing the notifications sent to online platforms and the resulting content removals for 2025.
Key figures include:
- 29,640 notifications sent.
- 28,800 pieces of content removed (97% removal rate).
- 99.88% removal rate for child protection content.
Point de Contact - Trusted flaggers guide for families (with Unaf)
For Safer Internet Day, Point de Contact and Unaf (Union nationale des associations familiales) published the first awareness guide on trusted flaggers, helping families understand their role and how to report illegal content online.
The guide is built around three goals: understanding the role of trusted flaggers under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), acting through effective reporting, and supporting families facing difficult situations.
